| Date of birth: | April 4, 1917 |
| Place of birth: | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Date of death: | September 4, 1967 (aged 50) |
| Place of death: | Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | Center |
| College: | Boston College |
| NFL Draft: | 1941 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12 (By the Pittsburgh Steelers) |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1941-1947 1949 |
New York Giants Montreal Alouettes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Honors: | 1949 - Grey Cup champion |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Chester Stephen Gladchuk, Sr. (April 4, 1917 – September 4, 1967) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He played college football at Boston College and was selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press in 1940. He was drafted in the second round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. After playing 7 seasons for the New York Giants, and after taking a season off, Gladchuk joined the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1949, played a full 12 game season, and helped win the Larks first Grey Cup.
Gladchuk was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.
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